Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Kendujhar has 8,878 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹88,986, behind the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
83% of registered enterprises are in services while 17% are in manufacturing. Only 6% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 63% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 12% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Kendujhar, which ranks 23 of 30 in Odisha for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 42.6 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 6%. The district has 42,370 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Kendujhar are in the Kendujhar district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Kendujhar youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.